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A relative of James Allen Gressett has been located in Athens, county officials said Thursday. The 47-year-old man was killed Monday after an SUV jumped a curb on Staples Street and struck him at a bus stop. Police believe the driver may have suffered a medical episode.

CORPUS CHRISTI - Officials have located a relative of a 47-year-old man killed after an SUV jumped a curb on Staples Street and struck him Monday night.

The twin brother of James Allen Gressett was located in Athens, said Ric Ortiz of the Nueces County Medical Examiner's Office. Ortiz tracked the man down after receiving a tip that Gressett once was in prison in Huntsville. After calling police there, officers put Ortiz in touch with the brother, he said.

Gressett was pronounced dead at the scene about 8 p.m. after an SUV struck him while he was waiting at a bus stop at Doddridge and Staples streets. The 31-year-old driver was arrested on suspicion of driving without a license.

Police believe he may have been headed to a drugstore to pick up medication and suffered a medical episode. It's up to the District Attorney's office to pursue further charges, police said.

County officials said Gressett's brother cannot afford a funeral.

The medical examiner's office will wait until next week before filing for a county burial or cremation for Gressett, Ortiz said.

Anyone wanting to help can call the Nueces County Medical Examiner's Office at 884-4994.